Heritage and History Lectures

‘Thank God we have lived to see this day’: The Rising


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Listen to historian Brian Hanley discuss Dublin society and politics on the eve of the Rising. Among the topics examined are the impact of the world war, local politics, divisions of class and religion and the strength and variety of radical opinion and the personalities associated with it. Recorded on Thursday 24 February 2016 in Rathmines Library as part of the Dublin City Council 1916/2016 Centenary Programme.
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Heritage and History LecturesBy Dublin City Public Libraries and Archive